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BY: MR. CONNOLLY
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Jackson’s Presidency Seen by many as a turning point First Western President Age of the Common Man- growth of involvement by citizens in public life
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1824 – John Quincy Adams beats Andrew Jackson for the Presidency Jackson feels robbed by a “corrupt bargain” Jackson tells people that Adams represents the wealthy
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The Democratic-Republican party splits Those that support Jackson- Democrats Jackson’s opponents - Whigs
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Adams had big plans Build canals and roads Aid education and science Congress is full of Jackson’s buddies, and they prevent any of Adams’ plans from happening
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1828 More people can vote! Voter restrictions go down almost all over the country
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Jacksonian democracy End of property qualifications Spoils system New forms of campaigning
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Changing Politics Nominating conventions Campaign methods
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Jackson was from a humble background People saw him as a champion of the everyday man
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Jackson the Man Studied law Bought and sold land Fought in war of 1812 Became a national hero for the Battle of New Orleans “Old Hickory”
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Soon after becoming President, his wife dies
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All kinds of people show up to the Inauguration, rich and poor The party at the White House was so wild that Jackson fled and stayed at a hotel
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Jackson had been fighting all of his life, but he had another one ahead 3 major issues: The status of Native Americans The rights of the states The role of the Bank of the United States
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Back to Transparencies Visual Summary MAJOR ISSUES OF JACKSON’S PRESIDENCY
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The Five Civilized Tribes 100,000 Native Americans still in the Southeast Cherokee Chickasaw Choctaw Creek Seminole
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The Cherokee Had their own constitution Their own newspaper But when gold was discovered, the government comes up with a plan to get rid of them
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The Cherokee Alphabet
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Jackson and the Indians Jackson believed that Native Americans could ally with foreign invaders They can either adopt white culture Or go west That’s it!
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Jackson believed removing Native Americans would help them maintain their culture ??????
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Back to Transparencies Critical Thinking: Cause and Effect
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Indian Removal Act of 1830 The government begins to negotiate to send the Indian tribes West Trade Eastern lands for Western lands Give them money food and rifles for one year It wasn’t much of a negotiation
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The Cherokee resist moving Cherokee Nation v. Georgia John Marshall rules that the Cherokee are a dependent nation Federal, not state law
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Worcester v. Georgia Georgia passes a law in 1830 Any white person living with Cherokee without a license will go to jail Sam Worcester becomes a victim
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John Marshall frees Worcester, and determines that the Cherokee are not bound by state law Jackson doesn’t care
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By 1838, the government comes for the Cherokee Over 16,000 Cherokee are forced from their homes and put into camps That winter, they are force marched from Georgia to Oklahoma
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BACK TO LESSON Removal of Native Americans, 1820–1840 Back to Maps
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Over a quarter of them died along the way Called the Trail of Tears
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There are three big issues Sale of public lands Internal improvements tariffs
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Sale of public land The government is raising money by selling land out West Northeasterners don’t want the land sold cheap They will lose workers in the factories Westerners want cheap land to settle the areas
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Internal improvements Northeasterners and Westerners wanted more roads and canals Food and raw materials can go to the Northeast Manufactured goods can go West Southerners didn’t want these things Paid for by tariffs
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The Trouble with Tariffs Southerners are growing so much cotton that they ship it to England and France They buy stuff from these countries, but have to pay extra in tariffs Southern economy depends on foreign trade, but foreign goods cost more
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This leads to conflict between North and South
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1828- J.Q. Adams raises tariffs The South goes nuts! They call this tariff the Tariff of Abomination (an abomination is a hateful thing)
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John C. Calhoun comes up with nullification to combat the tariff A state can refuse to obey a federal law that it considers unconstitutional
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This was an OLD argument: states’ rights Some supported a strong federal government Andrew Jackson Daniel Webster Some supported the states John C. Calhoun Senator Hayne
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Daniel Webster- a senator from Mass. And one of the greatest speakers of his time “It is the people that make up the Union, not the states” “Liberty and Union, now and forever”
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Webster and Hayne engage in a debate over nullification
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South Carolina threatens to secede, or break away, from the Union Jackson responds with gathering the army Congress reduces the tariff, thanks to Henry Clay
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Henry Clay Missouri Compromise Nullification Crisis Earns the name “ The Great Compromiser”
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2 nd Bank of the United States Most powerful bank in the country The bank president controlled the nations money supply
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Nicholas Biddle runs the bank He’s made loans to members of Congress He brags about being able to influence Congress
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Jackson decides to shut him down Moves federal funds from the National Bank to state banks Cripples the National Bank
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The bank needs a charter, or permission by the government to run Jackson vetoes the renewal He declares the bank unconstitutional
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Many feel Jackson has gone too far Henry Clay called him a tyrant
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Jackson won the re-election in 1832, so he takes it as a sign that he was right Eventually, he stamps out the bank in 1836 He won the battle, but the economy was a casualty
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Increase in prices and decrease in value Jackson tries to fight this by making everybody pay in gold or silver
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When Jackson leaves, the nation is prospering It doesn’t last
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